tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post1936090996465107849..comments2019-01-11T13:21:27.189+01:00Comments on EL ETOS UT: EU governments agree deal on sanctions against RussiaCOFFEE ARThttps://plus.google.com/111683365675203687716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-10432273012465284302014-07-31T09:53:42.727+02:002014-07-31T09:53:42.727+02:00EU officially extends anti-Russian sanctions by 8 ...EU officially extends anti-Russian sanctions by 8 individuals, 3 corporations...<br /><br />EU has introduced another eight individuals and three corporations in its blacklists of persons and organizations, whom it forbids the trips to and financial operations in or with the European Union.<br /><br />A report on the introduction of sanctions “over Russia’s behavior in Ukraine” published on Wednesday by the Official Journal of the European Union........Read more: http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_07_31/EU-officially-extends-anti-Russian-sanctions-by-8-individuals-3-corporations-2058/<br />31/7/14<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-6217503317089979252014-07-31T09:49:26.226+02:002014-07-31T09:49:26.226+02:00EU Names 8 Russians and 3 Firms Added to Sanctions...EU Names 8 Russians and 3 Firms Added to Sanctions List....<br /><br />BRUSSELS — The European Commission has published the names of eight Russians, including some of Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s associates, and three companies that will have their assets frozen as part of sanctions against Russia&#39;s actions in eastern Ukraine.<br /><br />The people on the list include billionaire businessman Arkady Rotenberg who is Putin&#39;s long-time judo partner, and already on a U.S. sanctions list since March.<br /><br />Yury Kovalchuk and Nikolai Shamalov — the two largest shareholders in Bank Rossiya, a St. Petersburg company that expanded rapidly after Putin moved to Moscow and became president in 2000 — were also blacklisted.<br /><br />The companies named include Russian National Commercial Bank, which was the first Russian bank into Crimea after the region&#39;s annexation by Russia earlier this year.<br /><br />The other two firms are anti-aircraft weapons maker Almaz-Antey and Dobrolyot airline, which operates flights between Moscow and Simferopol in the Crimea............................http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/504344.html<br />31/7/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-46890622279174979972014-07-30T16:37:48.870+02:002014-07-30T16:37:48.870+02:00Sanctions: la Russie interdit les fruits et légume...Sanctions: la Russie interdit les fruits et légumes polonais...<br /><br />La Russie a décidé mercredi d&#39;interdire les importations de fruits et légumes en provenance de Pologne, au lendemain de la mise en place de nouvelles sanctions économiques européennes contre la Russie pour son rôle dans le conflit ukrainien.<br /><br />&quot;Nous avons pris la décision d&#39;imposer des restrictions sur les importations en Russie de presque tous les fruits et légumes en provenance de Pologne&quot;, a indiqué Alexeï Alexeenko, un porte-parole de Rosselkhoznadzor, l&#39;agence vétérinaire russe.<br /><br />Selon M. Alexeenko, cette décision est motivée par &quot;des violations répétées&quot; dans les certificats et les procédures de quarantaine et entrera en vigueur le 1er août.<br /><br />Moscou avait prévenu lundi qu&#39;elle pourrait bientôt limiter les importations de certains produits en provenance de pays de l&#39;Union européenne en raison de la découverte de la présence d&#39;un insecte ravageur.<br /><br />Moscou est souvent accusé d&#39;utiliser l&#39;arme commerciale, notamment avec des motifs sanitaires, comme moyen de pression diplomatique sur ses voisins.<br /><br />La Russie a déjà utilisé cette arme ces deux derniers mois contre l&#39;Ukraine et la Moldavie en réaction à la signature par ces deux ex-républiques d&#39;URSS d&#39;un traité de libre échange avec l&#39;Union européenne..................http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail_sanctions-la-russie-interdit-les-fruits-et-legumes-polonais?id=8325033Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-22429557074305901682014-07-30T06:18:08.227+02:002014-07-30T06:18:08.227+02:00Statement by President Barroso and President Van R...Statement by President Barroso and President Van Rompuy in the name of the European Union on the agreed additional restrictive measures against Russia...<br /><br />Today the European Union has agreed a package of significant additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral cooperation and exchanges with the Russian Federation. These decisions will limit access to EU capital markets for Russian State-owned financial institutions, impose an embargo on trade in arms, establish an export ban for dual use goods for military end users, and curtail Russian access to sensitive technologies particularly in the field of the oil sector.<br /><br />This package reinforces the recently expanded listing of persons and entities undermining Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty, including the so-called &quot;cronies&quot;, the suspension of EIB and EBRD financing, the restriction of investment and trade with Crimea and Sevastopol and the reassessment of the Russia EU bilateral cooperation with a view to reducing the level of the cooperation.<br /><br />The package responds to directions given by the European Council of 16 July. It is meant as a strong warning: illegal annexation of territory and deliberate destabilisation of a neighbouring sovereign country cannot be accepted in 21st century Europe. Furthermore, when the violence created spirals out of control and leads to the killing of almost 300 innocent civilians in their flight from the Netherlands to Malaysia, the situation requires urgent and determined response. The European Union will fulfil its obligations to protect and ensure the security of its citizens. And the European Union will stand by its neighbours and partners.<br /><br />Since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, the European Union has been calling on the Russian leadership to work towards a peaceful resolution. We have done this collectively and bilaterally. I regret to say that despite some mixed messages coming from Moscow, and exchanges in the Normandy and other formats, there has been scarce delivery on commitments. Our call has been, in practice, left unheeded. Arms and fighters continue flowing into Ukraine from the Russian Federation. Strong Russian State sponsored nationalist propaganda continues supporting the illegal actions of armed separatists. We have witnessed with anger and frustration the delays in providing international access to the site of the air crash, the tampering with the remains of the plane, and the disrespectful handling of the deceased.<br /><br />The Russian Federation and the European Union have important common interests. We will both benefit from open and frank dialogue, from increased cooperation and exchanges. But we cannot pursue this important positive agenda when Crimea is illegally annexed, when the Russian Federation supports armed revolt in Eastern Ukraine, when the violence unleashed kills innocent civilians.<br /><br />The package of new restrictive measures agreed today by the European Union constitutes a powerful signal to the leaders of the Russian Federation: destabilising Ukraine, or any other Eastern European neighbouring State, will bring heavy costs to its economy. Russia will find itself increasingly isolated by its own actions. The European Union remains ready to reverse its decisions and reengage with Russia when it starts contributing actively and without ambiguities to finding a solution to the Ukrainian crisis. <br />http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-244_en.htm?locale=en<br />29/7/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175681583743369857.post-74740578915291293762014-07-29T19:14:43.244+02:002014-07-29T19:14:43.244+02:00 EU beschließt neue Sanktionen gegen Russland...
... EU beschließt neue Sanktionen gegen Russland...<br /><br />Die EU verschärft ihre Sanktionen gegen Moskau. Für vier Branchen vereinbaren die Staaten Exportverbote und Beschränkungen. Die deutsche Wirtschaft fürchtet bereits unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen.<br /><br />Die EU-Staaten machen mit Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen Russland Ernst. Zwölf Tage nach dem mutmaßlichen Abschuss einer malaysischen Passagiermaschine über der Ostukraine verständigten sich die EU-Botschafter am Dienstag auf Exportverbote und Beschränkungen für vier Branchen. Der Maßnahmenkatalog muss noch von den Regierungen der 28 Mitgliedsländer abgesegnet werden.<br /><br />Künftig dürfen nach Diplomatenangaben keine Rüstungsgüter zwischen Russland und der EU gehandelt oder Produkte zur zivilen wie auch militärischen Verwendung nach Russland exportiert werden. Russische Banken mit einer staatlichen Beteiligung von mehr als 50 Prozent können zudem keine neuen Wertpapiere in der EU verkaufen. Darüber hinaus gilt ein Exportstopp für Hochtechnologie-Geräte, vor allem im Bereich der Ölförderung. Die Maßnahmen sollen auf ein Jahr begrenzt werden, eine erste Überprüfung soll den Angaben zufolge nach drei Monaten erfolgen.................http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article130684059/EU-beschliesst-neue-Sanktionen-gegen-Russland.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com